Biosynthesis and Assembly of Capsular Polysaccharides

Microbial Glycobiology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 351-373

  Reid, Anne N ^a   Szymanski, Christine M ^b  

^a Health Canada and World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Standardization and Evaluation of Biologicals   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374546-0.00020-1     Document Type: Chapter

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